Memorial

Plaque 1939-45 County Hall

Morpeth

Memorial Name: Plaque 1939-45 County Hall (M17.13)

NEWMP Ref No.: M17.13

Parish: Morpeth

Original Location:

County Hall, Gosforth.

Present Location:

County Hall, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Southgate, Morpeth

Which War:

1939-45

Materials Used:

Bronze plaques set in red brick wall.

Inscription:

To the Memory of those brave
men associated with the
County Council of Northumberland
who fell in the World War 1939-1945
For Their Country.

Memorial Description:

Plaque, about 30 inches high x 42 inches wide (76cms x 107cms)

It is set to the right of the County Shield.

There is a wreath raised in half relief in the top outer corners.

The names are listed in four columns.

The lettering is in raised Roman capitals.

Names:

42 names.
See transcript.

Notes:

1. In 2009 the memorial was moved from near the pond to a place more accessible to the public near the Viking statue. It was rededicated there on November 11th, 2009. The costs were borne by Draeger UK.

Sources:

Photos: J. Brown; P. Thirkell; Tony Harding

Additional Research Documents

Research Acknowledgements:

Janet Brown;
Philip Thirkell;
Tony Harding

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Names Documents:

MORPETH, County Hall.

 

  To the Memory of those brave

  men associated with the

  County Council of Northumberland

  who fell in the World War 1939-1945

 

  R.H. Armstrong     John Douglas     K.W. Hodgson     W.L. Robson

  R. Bee             J.H. Ellison     R. Johnstone     L. Smith

  F. Brown           E.B. Fullen      S. Lang          S.E. Smith

  P. Brown           J. Gardner       J.Q. McPherson   G.M. Urwin

  W.F. Bruce         H.B. Graham      J.V.C. Mason     F.T. Wadsworth

  R.W.S. Casebourne  J.S. Gray        W. Mather        G.B. Waugh

  J.B. Clark         H. Green         A.G. Michie      G. Weatheritt

  A.J. Cogbill       E.T. Hackett     E.J. Mole        E. Weightman

  T. Darney          G.H. Harvey      E.J. Newton      D.T. Wilkinson

  A. Dobson          E. Hartshorne    R. Nixon

  James Douglas      W.J. Hilton      A. Richardson

 

  For their country.

NamesM17.13

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